Effects of exposure to the xenoestrogen octylphenol and subsequent transfer to clean water on liver and gonad ultrastructure during early development of Zoarces viviparus embryos

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 313 A, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 399-409

  Jespersen, Åse ^a   Rasmussen, Tina H ^b   Hirche, Majken ^a   Sørensen, Kristine J K ^a   Korsgaard, Bodil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GONAD; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GONADS; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PERCIFORMES; PHENOLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ZOARCES VIVIPARUS; ZOARCIDAE;

EID: 77954668894     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.609     Document Type: Article

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